Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

Senior Projects and Evaluation Consultant

Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS)

FULL TIME | 2 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT | PARKVILLE, VIC

$122k pa + Super & Salary Packaging

Are you passionate about using projects, data and evaluation to improve services and outcomes for young people?

We are seeking a Senior Projects and Evaluation Consultant to join our Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS).

This is a varied senior role combining service development, project delivery, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and high-quality reporting. You will work with complex information and service data and translate this into meaningful insights, recommendations and practical improvements.

Working closely with FYMHS Leadership, PYMHWS Project and Quality Improvement teams, multidisciplinary clinical teams and key stakeholders, you will contribute to the ongoing development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of specialist forensic youth mental health services across Parkville, Cherry Creek and Malmsbury Youth Justice Precincts.

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria’s newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges. 

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.  

In this role, you will:

• Plan, coordinate and deliver service development, evaluation and improvement projects, working collaboratively with FYMHS Leadership and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and review of Models of Care, service frameworks, procedures, implementation plans and other strategic service documentation.
• Undertake research, literature reviews, environmental scans and stakeholder consultation to support evidence-informed service design and development.
• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including evaluation methodologies, theories of change, data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative service data, including activity, referrals, service utilisation, outcomes, performance measures and KPIs, to identify trends, variation, emerging issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate data, research evidence and stakeholder feedback into clear narratives, visualisations, insights and practical recommendations to inform service planning and decision-making.
• Coordinate and prepare high-quality governance, performance and evaluation reports, dashboards, briefings and presentations for leadership, committees, funding bodies and other stakeholders.
• Identify and address data quality, collection and reporting issues, and contribute to improving systems, dashboards and reporting processes.
• Work collaboratively with clinicians, operational teams, senior leaders and external partners including Youth Justice, Justice Health and the Department of Health.
• Support broader capability in the use of evaluation methodologies, data interpretation and evidence-informed service improvement.

About You

You will bring demonstrated experience in project and service development, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, research or a related field, ideally within a complex health, government or human services environment.

You will have strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and be confident moving beyond simply reporting data to understanding what the information means, why it matters and what action should follow.

You will also bring:

• Strong project planning, coordination and organisational skills.
• Experience developing evaluation frameworks and analysing service performance and outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear reports, briefings, presentations and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work effectively across clinical, operational, leadership and external stakeholder groups.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within agreed timelines.
• A collaborative, curious and improvement-focused approach.

A relevant tertiary qualification in areas such as public health, evaluation, health sciences, social sciences, research, project management or health service management is desirable, alongside relevant experience.

Experience within public mental health, youth mental health, Youth Justice, forensic mental health or another health or human services environment will be highly regarded. Experience with statistical, qualitative analysis or data visualisation platforms such as SPSS, Stata, R, NVivo or Power BI would also be advantageous.

If you are looking for a senior role where you can combine project delivery, evaluation, analytical thinking and high-quality writing to help shape and improve specialist mental health services for young people, we would love to hear from you.

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Fitness Passport membership
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful—we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact Jarryd Phillips - Talent Acquisition Specialist on 0447 586 077

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application prompts or inform our People and Culture team if you’re contacted for an interview.

To view the full Position Description, please click HERE

PYMHWS is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.